Message from the County Legislative Chair. Welcome to Schenectady County - a great place to work, live and raise a family. Schenectady County has a proud history of blazing new trails of discovery. We were the home of Thomas Edison and Charles Steinmetz who changed the world with their innovation.
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Suffrage(noun) a vote given in deciding a controverted question, or in the choice of a man for an office or trust; the formal expression of an opinion; assent; vote. Suffrage(noun) testimony; attestation; witness; approval.
The concept of universal suffrage, also known as general suffrage or common suffrage, consists of the right to vote of all adults, subject only to minor exceptions. Many countries make an exception for small numbers of adults that are considered mentally incapable of voting.